Research On Computer Aided Fixture Design System For Mass Customization

Mass Customization,which can both meet customers for their personal andvarious demands to products and realize high efficiency and low cost of massproduction, is a kind of production mode for the twenty-first century.As a part ofmanufacturing layout,fixture design directly affects preparative time of production,the qualities of products and costs of products.Traditional methods of fixture designhave not meet the demands of rapid response to the market yet. According toenterprises' demands,a computer aided fixture design system,which has muchpracticability ,has been developed for Mass Customization in this paper. The maincontents studied in this paper are as following:1.The actuality and developing direction of CAFD has clearly summarized andthe existed problems of existing CAFD system have deeply analyzed in this paper.2.On the basis of deep study on CAFD theories and supporting technology, thedesign methods,frame and systematic structure of CAFD for Mass Customizationhave been put forward,and the model of information expression for parts and fixture isalso presented.3.The foundation and management of database in CAFD system has beenstudied. Base on 3D-platform Solidworks,parametrization database of typicalfixture,standard-part database of fixture and general-part database of fixture has alsobeen set up.4.The CAFD system of automobile synchronizer for Mass Customization hasbeen researched and developed. Two ways to fixture design are introduced in thesystem: Interactive Mode Design and Variant Mode Design.In the end of the paper,practicalexamples are taken.